• Structure, review, draft and negotiate complex commercial technology-related agreements, including inbound and outbound software licenses, OEM, hardware, software as a service, hosted and managed services offerings, professional services, consulting agreements, strategic alliances, data processing agreements and business associate agreements.• Partner with sales, business leaders, attorneys and other subject matter experts to develop legal agreements and policies that address the needs of the business and appropriately manage legal risks.• Advise on contract interpretation, dispute resolution and customer satisfaction issues.

Small business law firm practice specializing in technology licensing, corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, trademark and copyright prosecution and litigation. Represented over 60 clients from start-ups to pre-IPO companies with up to $100M in revenues. Practice was with Fish & Richardson P.C. in Redwood City, CA in 2011.• Advised and counseled clients, both as outside and in-house counsel, on business and intellectual property matters, including corporate formation/governance, M&A, trademark, trade dress, copyright, trade secrets, domain names, internet, DMCA, CDA, COPPA, privacy and website terms of use. • Prosecuted trademark applications and prepared trademark clearance opinions. Negotiated and drafted trademark license agreements. Litigated corporate and intellectual property claims. • Negotiated and drafted commercial agreements, licenses, services agreements, M&A agreements, and other contracts.

National law firm representing a sophisticated client base – including Fortune 500, middle-market and emerging companies – across a wide range of practice areas and industry sectors.• Represented companies in the technology, healthcare and banking industries in business and corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial agreements, licensing and regulatory issues. • Prosecuted trademark applications, managed global trademark portfolios, and prepared trademark clearance opinions. Advised on trademark, trade dress, copyright and domain name infringement issues, and implemented brand protection strategies. Drafted legal opinions addressing a wide variety of technology and internet related matters, including peer-to-peer file sharing networks, cryptography and internet transmissions.• Litigated before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, as well as federal district and appellate courts involving trademark, trade dress, dilution, copyright, unfair competition and false advertising claims. Handled ICANN domain name cases.

Reviewed and researched law and motion matters. Briefed judges in both oral and written form. Drafted memoranda and legal briefs. Prepared court orders.

Performed legal research; prepared motions and responses to pleadings; attended depositions.

Drafted motions and other court documents in misdemeanor cases. Researched criminal law matters. Argued traffic court cases.